The Violet Bakery Cookbook by Claire Ptak was one of those books that I lost the photos of cooking from a couple of years ago, and a gift from my sister. I remember cooking ginger snap biscuits and corn and chilli muffins from the first time I baked, with the biscuits turning out great and …
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Jul 20
Cookbook 113: Breadmaking
This was definitely a second hand purchase, I know this because it has a dedication to Joan by Geavye (??) dated February 1984. Breadmaking by Jill Graham is way out of print. It’s a recipe book of bread, and really that’s all I want sometimes – a whole lot of bread, freshly made and so …
Jan 11
Cookbook 62: Favourite Cake Recipes
I was sick and busy, it was the last weekend of my holidays before I returned to work after Christmas, so I decided I’d make cakes – something easy that didn’t take too much time, and yet would be nice and tasty. I found (and we don’t know who it belongs to in the house) …
Oct 18
Cookbook 51: Cakes & Slices Cookbook
This week I cooked from one of my favourite cake cookbooks, the Australian Women’s Weekly, Cakes and Slices Cookbook (available second hand in places if you look for it). I wanted to steal my mother’s copy of this book when I moved out of home I loved it so much, but she wouldn’t let me. …
Jul 20
Cookbook 47: Cookery The Australian Way (4th Ed)
My version of Cookery The Australian Way (CAW) comes courtesy of my 9th grade Home Economics class (best class ever – cooking at school!!). This version was written by Shirley Cameron, Suzanne Russell and Winifred Williams. Pinknantucket Press has a beautiful article from Shirley Cameron on her reflections of creating each of the 8 editions …
Apr 28
Cookbook 37: Lebanese Cookbook
This cookbook is the obviously named Lebanese Cookbook by Dawn, Elaine and Selwa Anthony. This book was first published in 1978, mine in 1983, and the photos definitely show it. The lack of stay fast blue in the printing process gives the book it’s 1970 Lileks appearance. Thankfully none of the images take away from …
Nov 14
Cookbook 18: The new Muffin cookbook
It was Scott’s birthday this weekend so I asked him what he wanted cooked to celebrate his birthday. He chose muffins, one of his favourite food groups. I even got him to choose the recipes so he picked his favourite flavours. All these recipes are by Family Circle, in the new Muffin cookbook. They’re pretty …
Oct 19
Cook Book 14: Moorish: Flavours from Mecca to Marrakech
The food was plentiful and delicious and everyone ate their fill, and then some. There were some tricky moments, which I’ll record in the notes, but otherwise this book was great. The recipes of Moorish: Flavours from Mecca to Marrakech by Greg and Lucy Malouf (again sadly out of print). A combination of food from …
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